Catchup time again!
When last I wrote we were in Port Atheni on Meganisi, a lovely spot. From there we went back to Nidri where a spent a couple of days at anchor in Tranquil Bay, met up with Pat and Jenny on Muscavado, again, weathered a couple of storms and finally decided, let's go back to Port Atheni and then be on our way to Mesolonghi. (By the way, if I keep changing my spelling of Mesolonghi it is because I have seen so many different spellings I can't decide which one to adopt!)
We needed to fill up with water so we immediately secured Ganymede stern-to the quay and there we stayed for three days. The weather was unsettled but we were able to wander up to the village of Katamiri, through the narrow streets, sit and drink coffee and watch the world go by, all the while greeting everyone as we passed, "kali mera, kali merasas, yassas...". The tourist season was definitely at an end. Some of the cafés and restaurants had already closed, others opened at random times so that you could never be sure what you would find, others were planning to remain open one more week.
The wind turned northerly and our peaceful mooring became less pleasant with waves hitting us broadside, pushing us, straining the anchor. We decided to move, drop anchor in the bay. And then we thought, the wind is perfect for Mesolonghi, why don't we just get on our way? So that is what we did. In three hours we were at anchor in Petala bay, another three hour sail ahead of us the following day - although that turned out to be three hours motoring, very little useful wind, and we were in Mesolonghi. Ready for the winter.
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